Day Trips from Houston, 10th: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away (Day Trips Series) - Softcover

Carol Barrington

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Synopsis

Discover many things to see two hours or less from Houston, including living-history demonstrations, a Santa Claus museum, a livestock auction, and plenty of beaches. Find more barbecue than you can shake a stick at.

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About the Author

Carol Barrington is a prize-winning travel writer and accomplished photographer. She lives in Montgomery, Texas.

Sydney Kearney is a travel writer for the Houston Chronicle. She lives in Houston, Texas.

Both are members of the Society of American Travel Writers.

From the Back Cover

Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips® describes hundreds of fascinating and exciting things to do, many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of Houston.
Partake in San Felipe's Annual Colonial Texas Heritage Festival and witness Buffalo soldier reenactments, see living history demonstrations, and, of course, sample the buffalo barbecue.
Venture to the prairie town of Katy and its Forbidden Gardens, an open-air museum that authentically replicates exotic Chinese palaces.
Check out the 1956 Studebaker and re-creation of a 1950s-era service station at the Sterling McCall Old Car Museum in Warrenton.
Each Day Trip includes: travel directions; destination highlights; other places to visit along the way; choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges); shopping.

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